Billboard Bulletin Billboard Newsletters Billboard.com Radio and Records Claasifieds
 
Billboard.biz
Article Search    Advanced Search
More News
Killers Trump Guns N' Roses For U.K. No. 1
December 01, 2008 - Retail
In an all-new top three on the U.K. album chart, the Killers' "Day & Age" (Vertigo/Universal) took the No. 1 spot ahead of Guns N' Roses' "Chinese Democracy" (Black Frog/Geffen), while Take That scored its 11th U.K. career No. 1 single with "Greatest Day" (Polydor/Universal). » Full Story
MTV EMAs Web Traffic Revealed
December 01, 2008 - Global | Digital and Mobile
MTV Networks International has unveiled its figures for Web traffic, online voting and mobile downloads for last month’s MTV Europe Music Awards. » Full Story
Springsteen Feels 'Lucky' With Amazon, MySpace
December 01, 2008 - Digital and Mobile | Rock and Pop
Bruce Springsteen has unveiled a second new song from his next album, "Working on a Dream," jointly through Amazon.com and MySpace Music. » Full Story
Pavarotti Tribute Heads To Cinema Screens
December 01, 2008 - Global
The Luciano Pavarotti tribute concert staged in the world heritage site of Petra in Jordan, in front of just 500 people, will now be available to a much wider audience. » Full Story
Jury Hears Boy George Police Interview
December 01, 2008 - Global
Singer Boy George admitted to police that he handcuffed a male escort to his bed and threatened him, but was not going to kill him, a court heard on Monday at his trial on false imprisonment charges. » Full Story
Zavvi Misses Out On Take That, Britney
December 01, 2008 - Global | Retail
Continuing problems with distributor EUK meant that U.K. entertainment retailer Zavvi did not have stock of major new albums by Britney Spears and Take That on the day both sets were released. » Full Story
Live Earth India Canceled After Attacks
December 01, 2008 - Global
The Live Earth India concert, scheduled to be held in Mumbai on Sunday, has been called off after terror attacks in India's financial capital killed nearly 200 people, organisers said. » Full Story
U.K. Retailers Facing EUK Supply Logjam
November 28, 2008 - Global | Retail
British entertainment retailers are facing up to major supply problems from EUK, after the Woolworths Group's distributor went into administration along with the company's retail business. » Full Story
'Eleanor Rigby' document fetches $177,000
November 28, 2008 - Global | Rock and Pop
A 97-year-old document that contains clues to the identity of Eleanor Rigby, the subject of one of the Beatles' best-loved songs, sold for £115,000 ($177,000) at auction. » Full Story
Dido Back At Home Atop Euro Albums Chart
November 28, 2008 - Global | Rock and Pop
Sony BMG scores a double as both of Billboard's pan-European sales charts have new leaders, with Dido's "Safe Trip Home" (Cheeky/RCA) new at No. 1 on European Top 100 Albums and Beyoncé's "If I Were A Boy" (Columbia) up 2-1 on Eurochart Hot 100 Singles. » Full Story
Universal Music Japan Launches Domestic Artist Label
November 28, 2008 - Global | Record Labels
Universal Music Japan will increase its crop of five domestic labels with the new sub-label Delicious Deli Records, which opens its doors on Jan. 1, 2009. » Full Story
Biz Reacts To Woolworths' Woes
November 27, 2008 - Global | Retail
The U.K. biz is looking at how to deal with the aftermath of Woolworths' retail and distribution businesses going into administration. » Full Story
Pirate Bay Block Ordered In Denmark
November 27, 2008 - Global | Digital and Mobile | Legal and Management
The IFPI has welcomed a Danish court ruling involving the Pirate Bay Web site, ordering it to be blocked in Denmark. » Full Story
Apple Gears Up For Black Friday Sale
November 27, 2008 - Digital and Mobile | Retail
Apple Inc, facing a tight U.S. consumer spending environment, is gearing up for a one-day sale on Friday and at least one analyst expects the company to offer discounts of up to 15%. » Full Story
Guns N' Roses' Lawyer Blasts Dr Pepper
November 26, 2008 - Legal and Management | Digital and Mobile | Rock and Pop
Guns N' Roses' and Axl Rose's lawyer has castigated Dr Pepper, accusing the soda maker of failing to deliver on its "Chinese Democracy" (Black Frog/Geffen) free soda promotion, which the band was never involved in. » Full Story
Britney Confirms U.K. Shows
November 26, 2008 - Global | Rock and Pop
Britney Spears has confirmed two dates at the O2 arena in London on June 3 and 4. » Full Story
Berlin To Host 2009 MTV EMAs
November 26, 2008 - Global | Rock and Pop
MTV Networks International has unveiled Berlin as the city that will host the 2009 MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs) on Nov. 5. » Full Story
Madonna Tour Grosses $91.5 Million In North America
November 26, 2008 - Touring
The 28 dates in North America have grossed about $91.5 million and moved about 550,000 tickets, according to Live Nation. Madonna is on pace to hit about $282 million when upcoming shows in Mexico/South America wrap. » Full Story
Beyonce Starts 'Fierce' Atop Album Chart
November 26, 2008 - Retail
Beyonce scores her third straight No. 1 debut on The Billboard 200 this week as the double-disc "I Am ... Sasha Fierce" shifts a whopping 482,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. » Full Story
British Music PR Giant Rob Partridge Dies
November 26, 2008 - Global | Record Labels | Legal and Management
U.K. music industry veteran Rob Partridge has died following a lengthy battle with cancer. He was 60. » Full Story
Simmons Plots Revival of His Canadian Label
November 26, 2008 - Global | Record Labels
Kiss bassist and entrepreneur Gene Simmons is relaunching his label Simmons Records with Universal Music Canada and auto-parts baroness Belinda Stronach with the goal to sign, develop and merchandise three Canadian acts per year. » Full Story
U2, Coldplay, Killers Help Launch RED(WIRE)
November 25, 2008 - Digital and Mobile | Rock and Pop
Some of the biggest names in music are contributing exclusive songs to RED(WIRE), a new digital music magazine launching on World AIDS Day (Dec. 1). » Full Story
Latin Briefs: Kudai, Live Nation, Jose Feliciano
November 25, 2008 - Latin
Chilean pop group Kudai begins outreach trips; Southern California shows discounted; Jose Feliciano set for holiday tour. » Full Story
Holt Named President Of MySpace Music
November 25, 2008 - Digital and Mobile
Confirming several weeks of rumors, MySpace has revealed that former Interscope and MTV digital music executive Courtney Holt will take the helm of the newly formed MySpace Music venture early next year. Holt most recently was executive VP of digital music for MTV networks. » Full Story
Eurythmics, Nat 'King' Cole Top ASCAP Xmas List
November 25, 2008 - Publishing
Over the last five years, the Eurythmics version of "Winter Wonderland" was the most-performed ASCAP holiday song based on radio airplay monitoring done for the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. » Full Story
China State Media Blasts Guns N' Roses Album
November 25, 2008 - Global | Rock and Pop
A newspaper published by China's ruling Communist Party is blasting the latest Guns N' Roses album as an attack on the Chinese nation. » Full Story
No Doubt, Fall Out Boy Set For Bamboozle
November 25, 2008 - Touring | Rock and Pop
After its weekend announcement that it was heading back on tour, No Doubt has revealed its first show of 2009. » Full Story
Digital Briefs: Metal Blade, 3 Doors Down, UMG
November 25, 2008 - Digital and Mobile | Record Labels
Metal Blade Records links with INgrooves; 3 Doors Down to be featured in new video game; UMG and chat company Meebo partner. » Full Story
WMG Digital Revenue Up 39%
November 25, 2008 - Record Labels
Warner Music Group has issued fourth-quarter and full-year results that show strong digital revenue gains for the 12 months up to Sept. 30. » Full Story
President Reduces Sentence Of Fugees Producer Forte
November 25, 2008 - RB Hip-Hop
Rapper/producer John Forte, who worked closely with the Fugees before being sent to prison on drug charges, had his sentence commuted yesterday by President George W. Bush. » Full Story
 


ADVERTISEMENT






ADVERTISEMENT
Take Our Poll



ABOUT US     SITE MAP     CONTACT US     ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITIES     CLASSIFIEDS / REAL ESTATE     FAQs    MOBILE     RSS
© 2008 Nielsen Business Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Terms of Use  |   Privacy Policy